This one’s a pleasant surprise. If either of these team’s finishes above the Big East winner in the final BCS standings they automatically get to go to a bowl game. Both these teams have impressive seasons, and stellar talent to boot as well. Look for Kent State to make a few more plays though, as that win against Rutgers sticks inside my head.

With no thanks to Baylor, Kansas State is just about out of the national title picture. I can give Kansas State a mulligan here, but this Texas team is so much better than Baylor. It’s going to be close, but I think K-State wins in Manhattan.

At this point I was thinking Wisconsin might be in the drivers seat for another trip to the Rose Bowl and Montee Ball would be on his trip to New York. Instead the Badgers have lost to some less than stellar competition (Oregon State not included), while Nebraska has exceeded expectations. This is another close one, but I think Nebraska finds a way to win this one considering all the momentum they have going into this game.

My Pick: Nebraska

I’m not picking the ACC Title game because I know that Florida State will win.